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2021-09-05 20:38:59 Opera beta got a redesigned menu on Android giving you access to more settings

In a normal version, if you tap on the Opera icon on the bottom left, you will see a small menu with settings and other basic options. In opera beta version 65, that icon got changed to "your profile" and from there you can access a wide range of different options and settings.

#Opera
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2021-09-05 20:24:14 ICYMI: TikTok expanded its gift comments to more users

This feature is not new but not everyone was able to access it at the same time. From now, more users will be able to see a red gift box chip on top of the comments button on some verified creators. Tapping on it will welcome you with a prompt explaining what this feature is about.

#TikTok
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2021-09-04 09:53:02 Hot off the press: “ Test #194 - Privacy first, decentralisation second” https://www.getrevue.co/profile/testingcatalog/archive/748950

There are 31 apps from our radar that got updated this week!
+ a special featured post by @Zheano
+ a new resource about the TestingCatalog Media project itself. Open / Comment

2021-09-03 18:17:09 How can beta testing help develop new privacy features?

We have a special guest today! Do you remember DuckDuckGo Email Protection feature? Zan from Zheano blog did hands-on testing this time and had a chance to share his experience on TestingCatalog

So I’ve been testing out DuckDuckGo’s new email protection feature for almost a month now. To be completely honest, I didn’t expect it to work so well as it did. I had a full-on experience using DuckDuckGo’s default app on my smartphone and the DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials extension on my browser. Here is why!

#DuckDuckGo
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2021-09-03 16:00:21 ICYMI: Microsoft Office allows capturing voice notes with live transcripts on Android

In case if you missed it, Microsoft Office has some quick capture options and the Voice option was added there some time ago. This option is still marked as new to grab your early adopter attention.

#MicrosoftOffice
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2021-09-03 00:20:50 Metamask now allows wrapping tokens with 0 fees and shows your ENS domain as the account name

Metamask has an option to Swap tokens within the app itself and normally you pay a small fee for this operation. In the latest update, it got the possibility to wrap and unwrap tokens with no fees. Wrapping operation can make normal ETH token to be compatible with the ERC-20 standard. This standard may be required by some DAPPs to execute certain operations.

#Metamask
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2021-09-02 23:47:27 Signal is getting broadcast mode for groups on Android

In fact, it is just a group setting that restricts everyone from posting to the group apart from the administrator. But even being just a group, it allows you to run it similarly to the Telegram channel.

#Signal
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2021-09-02 19:57:40 Samsung Internet beta now can block tracking pixels and shows enhanced search suggestions

Smart anti-tracking protection got an additional feature that can block tracking pixels. This technology is widely used by Facebook to let advertisers collect your data after you visit a certain resource. There is no extra toggle for this feature but your Smart anti-tracking has to be enabled.

#SamsungInternet
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2021-09-02 00:37:48 Strava now allows all users to add up to 3 beacons for free to make it safer for you to ride

This feature allows you to add 3 safety contacts with whom your location data will be shared during the ride. Previously this feature was available to pro users only. It can be found on the ride recording view. This option will remain paid on other devices like Garmin and some others.

#Strava
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